So, as Phil mentioned, our Olympus (Oly, as I fondly call them) reps are in town right now, and one of them recently deposited one of their top pro lenses on my desk for me to play with for a little bit today. It’s the very massive Zuiko Digital ED 90-250mm F2.8, a very, very nice piece of glass. He brought me our demo E-3 Olympus digital camera up with it so I could give it a spin.
It is, without a doubt, a monster of a lens. Weighing in at 7.2 pounds and almost 11 inches long with a 105mm diameter thread up front for filters. But, while not leaps and bounds better, it’s 4 inches shorter than the fixed length 500mm equivalents in Nikon lenses and Canon lenses, and almost a pound lighter than the Canon. And, it’s a zoom with a constant wider aperture than either of those.
When I took it downstairs to get a shot of it one of our sales guys gave it a spin and was getting sharp pictures in our not-so-great lighting between the lens and the E-3′s IS, and this was all hand-held at 500mm equivalent. I grabbed a shot with one of our E-410s (on special still). Click on it to see it full-rez, HQ jpeg from camera. OK, I cropped it a bit, but otherwise…
Oh? The 90-250mm? You bet we can get you one. It’s special order, though, so drop us a line at [email protected] to get that particular ball rolling.
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